"VIBING", BY MIAMI'S OWN, BACHACO, TO AIR IN THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF THE NEW FOX SHOW "THE FINDER" ON THURS., JAN. 12 @ 9PM EST.
 It's a Happy New Year, indeed! "Dancehall meets Cumbia club killers", Bachaco, will have their epic track "Vibing" featured in the premiere episode of the new FOX show, The Finder! A great big shout out to Kevin and Andy! Be sure to tune in at 9pm on Thursday, January 12 to check out the show and hear the s ong. You'll be couch dancing fo sho!
From the creator of the FOX hit series BONES, this quirky, one-hour procedural centers on a remarkable man with an eccentric personality and a unique gift to help others recover what they've lost. Hmmm, perhaps he can help me find my mind...? Meanwhile, if you're in the Miami area and haven't seen Bachaco perform, then RUN to the Brickell Irish Pub on Saturday, January 7 and see what I'm talking about. It's a party, people!! To license music by Bachaco, or to join the search party to help find my mind, contact The Song Pimp.
HOUSE HIT "FRANCE DANCE" BY JORGE JARAMILLO (FEAT. SUE CHO) ON LIFETIME'S "AGAINST THE WALL", SUN., OCT. 2, 2011 AT 10PM!
 Well, it's official. One of my favorite house tracks ever, "France Dance" by Jorge Jaramillo (Feat. Sue Cho), will air on Lifetime's new hit show Against The Wall and dammit, I'm happy about it! The episode, "Lean On Me
Or Die" (yikes, I'm scurred) will air on Lifetime at 10PM, Sun. Oct. 2, 2011 so set those DVRs or tune in live! The song kicks so much ass it's frightening!
And just in case you don't know, Against The Wall is a brand new series that follows Abby Kowalski, a 5 year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who, in order to pursue her dream career as a detective, takes the only opening available; in the Internal Affairs Division. This decision puts her at odds with family members who are also members of the department so Abby must find a way to do her job without tearing her family apart. Heavy. And even heavier, in this episode Abby is involved in a complicated case where she suspects that an undercover officer is turning over to the dark side. Ouch.
To license music by Jorge Jaramillo and/or Jorge Jaramillo (Feat. Sue Cho) or if you'd like to know the many things that make me turn over to the dark side, please contact The Song Pimp.
"I DON'T WANT IT" BY MEDINA ON ABC FAMILY'S THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING - JULY 5!
 Woo hoo.. the fantastically hooky pop-rocker "I Don't Want It" by South Florida's own Medina (the band) will be featured in July 5th episode of the ABC Family'sThe Nine Lives Of Chloe King. A big thanks to Wendy L.! The song is from the band's highly anticipated debut album to be released in 2012!
Be sure to check out The Nine Lives Of Chloe King, an American fantasy drama about a girl who discovers she has cat-like powers. Imagine that. I'd love cat-like powers if only for 15 minutes -- just to show my 4 fuzzy beasts who's actually boss. Eh, they'd never believe it anyway.
To license music by Medina, or to request pictures of my darling cats, contact The Song Pimp.
"VOLCANIC" BY THE KUBIES ON PARKS & RECREATION ON NBC, THURS., MAY 12 at 9:30/8:30C!
One of my favorite shows will be airing one of my favorite songs... not once, but twice (big thanks to a very pregnant Kerri D.)! "Volcanic" from the upcoming album "Movie Star Status" by badass Hip Hop / R'n'B brothers, The Kubies, will air  Thurs., May 12 on Parks & Recreation on NBC. But be careful, 2 new episodes of this hysterical mockumentary will be airing so watch both to make sure you don't miss it!
If you haven't seen
Parks & Recreation, Amy Poehler stars as Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks & Recreation Department in fictitious Pawnee, Indiana. With Ann Perkins (Rashidi Jones) inspiring her, Leslie vows to turn an abandoned construction pit into a park while navigating through local government. It's funny! So is "Volcanic"!
To license music by The Kubies, Steven Q-Beatz and/or Adam Scott or if you'd like me to give you a kick ass rapper name, please contact The Song Pimp.
THE MELLONCOLLIES' "MONEY MONEY MONEY" ON TRAFFIC LIGHT, TUES., MARCH 22 AT 9:30PM ON FOX!
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"Money Money Money" from their album Goodbye Cruel World will air on the FOX show Traffic
Light on March 22! So more
college buddy shenanigans for The Melloncollies. Woo hoo. Another big shout out to Andrea, mommy of Queen Charlotte!
To license music by The Melloncollies, or to get the greatest recipe for hummus ever, contact The Song Pimp.
THE MELLONCOLLIES' "YOU YOU YEAH YEAH" ON TRAFFIC LIGHT, TUES., FEB. 22 AT 9:30PM ON FOX
Yay, a show about college friends and their 30-something,
post-college friendships!! Sounds like my annual trip with my college friends, only these are guys so the drama factor is greatly diminished. Just saying. Well, on February 22 (my fabulous mutha's birthday), in an episode called "All The Precedent's Men",  the awesome, hooky, Clash-esque smash "You You Yeah Yeah" by New York's own The Melloncollies, will be featured on the new FOX show Traffic Light. Check out the song... check out their album Goodbye Cruel World... download it for your collection... tell your friends... and be sure to check out the show! It's funny! A big shout out to Andrea!
To license music by The Melloncollies, or to find out where my next college friend trip is, contact The Song Pimp. (We make Camille Grammer look sane.)
CSI: MIAMI EPISODE FEATURING "THE ANTHEM" BY FORD RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 AT 10PM ON CBS!
 Okay so it won't be necessary to stuff our heads in a wood chipper afterall. The November 7 episode of CSI:Miami, that was supposed to feature 3 minutes of FORD's club hit, "The Anthem", did not air because football ran way over. Honestly, unless it's a Saints or Dolphins game that should be illegal. Just saying. Anyway, the powers that be have informed us that the episode will now air Sunday, November 14 at 10PM on CBS. So barring any triple overtime disasters, tune in or set those DVRs to catch this fist pumping track in this killer show.
FORD'S "THE ANTHEM" TO BE FEATURED ON CSI: MIAMI, NOVEMBER 7 AT 10PM ON CBS!
We know, We know, we can't seem to figure out how to update this site regularly. Apologies
to
all for everything we've missed and we promise that it'll happen again and again so get used to it. Hey, at least we admit our shortcomings.
That said, here's a cool one... trance anthem, appropriately titled, "The Anthem", by artist/producer/composer/remixer, FORD, will be featured for almost 3 minutes in the Nov. 7 episode of CSI: Miami. It will be playing at a hotel party as the cast of a fictional reality TV show is introduced. "The Situation" would be proud. A big shout out to Heather!
To license music by FORD, or to give us your ATM password, contact The Song Pimp.
BELLRINGER'S "HOP ON THE DUB STAGE" TO BE FEATURED ON THE GOOD GUYS ON FOX, NOVEMBER 5.
Artist
, producer, songwriter and MVP, Marcus Bellringer Bell, strikes again. His dance hop track, "Hop On The Dub Stage", will be featured
in "The Good Guys" on
FOX on
November 5. This zany action-comedy-drama stars Bradley
Whitford as an old-school cop named
Dan and Colin Hanks as a modern-day detective
named Jack. Of course they're partners and of course hilarity ensure. In this episode, Silence Of The Dan,
Dan faints during an investigation and is assigned to desk duty while recovering. An office pool is started on when Dan will die. A deal pool! Good fun for the whole family! So check out the show, check out the track and don't join a dead pool. It can't be good for karma points. Kinda like voting Republican. (Oh no she di'int.) Big thanks to Robin and Sanaz who are still responsible for me going into debt because they sent me to Madison to go shoe shopping and I have no self control.
To license music by Marcus "Bellringer" Bell, or to contribute to our shoe fetish fund, contact The Song Pimp.
BELLRINGER'S "DANCE DANCE DANCE" FEATURED IN BURN NOTICE, AUGUST 19 ON USA.
Artist, producer, songwriter, Marcus "Bellringer" Bell is at it again.
This time, his electropop dance floor gem, "Dance Dance Dance" will appear in "Burn Notice" on the USA
Network. Great song, great show, and it takes place right here in the great city of Miami, Well, Miami isn't necessarily "great" but I do live here and so do Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James. Just saying.
To license music by Marcus "Bellringer" Bell, or if you want to know how much my mom is going to make as backup point guard for the Miami Heat, contact The Song Pimp.
HOUSE HIT "FUNKY JOHN" BY DJ ALYSON CALAGNA ON USA'S IN PLAIN SIGHT, JUNE 30.
International DJ /Producer Alyson Calagna has been gracing the globe
with her signature sound and mind-blowing beats. Now her house hit "Funky John" is gracing the season 3  finale of USA Network's hit series In Plain Sight and we couldn't be happier. I've said it before and I'll say it again... I love anything related to the Witness Protection Program! So catch the show, chair dance to the track and go see DJ Alyson Calagna spin live in a city near you!
To license music by DJ Alyson Calagna, or if you'd like a fabulous recipe for BBQ Lentils, contact The Song Pimp.
DJ ALYSON CALAGNA GOES FML ON NBC'S TRAUMA, MONDAY, APRIL 5 AT 9PM.
 NBC's Trauma, the first drama series to be shot entirely in the field where the real action is, explores the dangerous world of first-responder paramedics in San Francisco. A n  d you know that no real-life drama can possibly be without real-life action in a st rip club!! International DJ/producer DJ Alyson Calagna's funky house track "FML" will be thumping in a stripper scene for all to pole dance to on the April 5 episode. Thank you, Oliver! This track is HOT so check it out. And if you hear that DJ Alyson Calagna is spinning at a club near you - GO! Her eclectic mix of electro, tribal and house beats will keep you dancing -- pole or no pole!
To license music by DJ Alyson Calagna, or if you want to know where to find Fiddle Faddle in the San Francisco area, contact The Song Pimp.
FORD AND BELLRINGER (FEAT. MECHELE HILL) ON FLY GIRLS ON THE CW, WED., MARCH 31
Well those Virgin America flight attendants are at it again and helping to provide the backdrop for the craziness that's bound to ensue on Fly Girls on the CW are more Song Pimp artists! This episode will feature One Love by internationally renowned producer/composer/remixer, FORD, from his upcoming release Psychonaut and "Galaxy" by international singer-songwriter/producer/remixer, Bellringer, and
multi-faceted singer-songwriter Mechele Hill. Check out the show, check out the music and book a flight on Virgin America while you're at it!
MIKE RUEKBERG SET TO "FEEL THE BURN" ON THE OFFICE, THURS., MARCH 25, 2010 ON NBC!!
So I was having a lovely glass of wine late last night when I got an email
from the fine folks at NBC saying
that Mike
Ruekberg's "Feel The Burn" would be airing on The Office -- Thurs., March
25. I'm such a sucker for The Office... and for Mike!
If you know Mike Ruekberg, you know that he's one talented freak of
a man. One of the best singers, songwriters, multi-instrumentals and
producers out there (AND he has an awesome pet pig named Peggy too). If
you aren't familiar with Mike, I strongly suggest that you check out his
album " Acrimony &
Cheese". Any fan of great lyrics, huge hooks and amazing
musicianship will fall in love. And if you don't, you're just not human! "Feel The Burn" was written by Mike Ruekberg and the one and only John "Strawberry" Fields
(Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Jimmy Eat World, Swtchfoot). So check out The Office, check out Mike
Ruekberg, and R.I.P. Alex
Chilton.
To license music by Mike Ruekberg, or if you just need some good red wine suggestions for your next dinner party, please contact The Song Pimp.
FLY GIRLS ON THE CW TO FEATURE 2 NEW SONGS BY FORD IN PREMIERE EPISODE, WED., MARCH 24, 2010.
First,
I have to acknowledge that I really really really really suck at
keeping this website updated. I knew I was going to suck at it and
resisted it for years so I wouldn't have to prove myself right. I
apologize to everyone who had cool stuff in cool shows and films that I
haven't acknowledged and will make it up to you by... well... making sure you get paid!!!!
That said, who isn't excited about Virgin America Airlines (now with service to Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, thank you very much)? Looks like everyone is, considering a new reality show, Fly Girls, will premiere on the CW, Wed., March 24, 2010. Fly Girls, will follow the personal lives of 5 Virgin America flight attendants picked to live in a house together, have their lives taped... wait a second...
In this premiere episode, "Clear" a song from master composer/producer/mixer/remixer FORD's highly anticipated upcoming Rocktronica release, Psychonaut, and "I'm Not The One" an in-your-face club hit featuring Ms. Take, will both be featured. Check out the show and check out the talented Mr. FORD!
To license music by FORD, or to find out the best place to park your car in Ft. Lauderdale Airport, contact The
Song Pimp.
BLAKE MORGAN'S "BETTER ANGELS" FEATURED IN REAL WORLD BROOKLYN, WED., MARCH 18, 2009!
The roommates escort Ryan to the Veterans Day Parade in New York City and "Better Angels" is the underscore for the scene -- culminating in the phenomenal vocal performance over the war photo montage. Very touching, very emotional, very sad foreshadowing considering Ryan gets the phone call that he's been called back to Iraq in the next scene. Don't get me started on the war... but do go listen to "Better Angels" -- and all of Blake's music for that matter. Wait, how 'bout all of Engine Company's music. It's very soothing on the face and head and is known to cure foot pain.
To license music by Blake Morgan or any other Engine Company Records artist, please contact The Song Pimp. If your foot pain is severe, try this.
FIGURE AND GROOVE AND FORD FEATURED IN EPISODES OF USA'S HIT SPY SHOW, BURN NOTICE!
Woo hoo... spy shows!! Gotta love 'em... especially when they take place in your backyard AND they use great music by Song Pimp artists! Oh, and it doesn't hurt that the show is actually good too!! Two heart-pumping-action-packed-suspense-building-thriller tracks by the incredible composing duo of brothers Neil and Matthew deLuca ( Figure And Groove) are featured in episode 214 of USA's hit show Burn Notice. Also featured in that very same episode is the amazing Progressive Trance club monster mega hit "Sometimes" by master producer/composer/mixer/remixer FORD. Also, yet another heart-pumping-action-packed-suspense-building-thriller track by Figure And Groove will be featured in episode 216 so keep your ears open and your heart racing for these fantastic musical moments.
To license music by Figure And Groove and/or FORD or if you just want to know how many metal thingys there are in the Thomas B. Manuel bridge, contact The Song Pimp.
SHAKTI'S "DO THE THANG THANG" FEATURED IN THE COLUMBIA PICTURES COMEDY PAUL BLART: MALL COP, STARRING KEVIN JAMES
" Do The Thang Thang", the acclaimed Bhangra hip hop track by the first Indian Hip Hop diva, Shakti (co-written and produced by producer-extraordinaire Marcus "Bellrin ger" Bell, Global Soul Entertainment), will be featured in the new Columbia Pictures release, Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Kevin James plays a mild-mannered, dutiful dad who works as a security guard in a New Jersey mall. He's always wanted to be a cop, but he can't pass the physical exam because of his... um... largeness. One day, a gang of organized thugs place the mall under siege and take hostages. Blart is trapped inside and, because of his sense of duty, becomes the police's eyes on the inside and has to stop the criminals on his own. Check out the film... and check out Shakti. Great, great stuff!
To license music by Shakti, Marcus "Bellringer" Bell or Global Soul Entertainment, contact The Song Pimp. To find out how to solve a geometry proof, I strongly suggest contacting anyone else.
MELISSA GIGES' "BEFORE I'M BARELY SEEN" FEATURED IN SEASON PREMIERE OF REAL WORLD: BROOKLYN JAN. 7 AT 10PM ET/PT ON MTV!
Perhaps you've already seen the promos for the brand spanking new season of MTV's Real World which takes place "in the town where I was born"... Brooklyn, NY. If so, you've undoubtedly been hearing Melissa Giges' amazing track "Before I'm Barely Seen" from  her March 2, 2009 release Evident on Engine Company Records. Well, the song will be prominently featured in the season premiere of The Real World: Brooklyn... so crack open a beer and check out MTV at 10PM ET/PT on Jan. 7. If you have a life and have to miss the initial airing, don't worry!! It'll replay a ton, so check your local listings. Apparently, it'll be featured during a scene where the gay guy and the transgendered girl are bonding... in a cab maybe... or something like that. And by the way, the album will be released worldwide on March 2, 2009, but it is available right now on iTunes or you can go to Melissa's website to order a copy. The first 500 are hand-signed and hand-numbered by Melissa. The album is stunning, so be the first kid on your block to check it out!
For licensing info for Melissa Giges or any of the other great Engine Company Records artists, please contact The Song Pimp. It'll be so worth it.
"SILENT I WILL BE" AND "BEDTIME STORY" FROM MELISSA GIGES' MARCH, 2009 RELEASE "EVIDENT" AND "THANK YOU GOD FOR TV" BY PATTI ROTHBERG ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF BAD GIRLS CLUB, DEC. 2, 2008 AT 10PM ON OXYGEN NETWORK!
I have no words. Seriously. Okay, I do have words, but they're mostly strung together to make phrases like "Oh My GAWD", "Holy Shit" and "How Did Your Mother Let You Live". Season 3 of
Oxygen Network's
hit series, Bad Girls Club, premiered last night and the cast is absolutely brilliant. My initial inclination was to call my mother to tell her to watch so she could see how easy she had it. (Well, sort of.) Instead, I pictured
Melissa Giges'
phone call to her mother... "Hi mom, I know my album doesn't come out until March 2, but it made its national TV debut la st night on Bad Girls Club. "Silent, I Will Be" played after the girls bought sex toys from a vending machine and "Bedtime Story" played after the girls got into a fight and were kicked out of the 2nd club of the evening. But don't worry, my licensing person thinks we'll easily get a murder scene soon." I love my job SO much!! And I love Bad Girls Club!! Most of all I love Melissa's album Evident, scheduled for release March 2, 2009 on
Engine Company Records
. Speaking of Engine Company Records, another ECR classic "
Thank You God For TV
" by Patti Rothberg from the Anywhere (Original Soundtrack), was also featured in the premiere episode.
For licensing info on Melissa Giges, Engine Company Records and their amazing roster of artists, or if you'd like to call my mother to say positive things about me, please contact The Song Pimp .
"WE BALLIN" BY TRIP THEORY (FEATURING KEYZ) FEATURED ON MTV'S THE HILLS & FROM G'S TO GENTS!
 I really love The Hills. Great show. And if I could pluck the ears off someone, it would probably be Spencer Pratt. Seriously, what is wrong with that guy? Funny thing, I saw Spencer and Heidi at Don Antonios in West LA in April and again at C afe Vida in Pacific Palisades in August. Why are they following me? Anyway, when I heard one of my favorite hip hop tracks, We Ballin by Trip Theory (Feat. Keyz) -- now known as White Men Can't Crunk -- playing when Spencer was getting out of his car, I thought it was perfect. He's so full of himself and the track has so much swagger and attitude! And in the season finale of From G's To Gents We Ballin is also featured. So check out Episode 403 of The Hills and Episode 110 of From G's To Gents to hear this great song!
So if you're interested in hearing more by Trip Theory, White Men Can't Crunk, or if you just need to know how long it takes to hard boil an egg, please contact The Song Pimp.
TRI-BORO'S "HOW WE LIVE" FEATURED ON MTV'S FROM G'S TO GENTS, TUES., AUG. 5 @ 10PM
 Seriously, this show is almost as fascinating as Extreme Makeover without the big reveal. From G's To Gents is a new MTV reality competition where 14 G's (uh, G stands for Gangsta, mom) try to transform themselves into gentlemen. Kick ass, right?
So check out the show, and thanks to our friends at MTV, listen up for "How We Live" by Tri-Boro. Actually, you can look out for it too. It's actually ID'd on screen, but beware... the artist says Trio-Boro and the song says "On The Scene". I assure you, that's just super secret code for "How We Live" by Tri-Boro.
If you're interested in licensing great tracks from
Tri-Boro
, contact The Song Pimp
. Seriously.
BLAKE MORGAN'S "BETTER ANGELS" ON SEASON FINALE OF THE REAL WORLD: HOLLYWOOD, WED., JULY 9 @ 10PM ON MTV!
With all the amazingness going on with
Blake Morgan
and his label
Engine Company Records
these days, I'm going to have to start calling him "maverick recording artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Blake Morgan" -- the way he's referred to in
All Music Guide
. But I draw the line at having to call him Mr. Morgan, so there! 
For more information on Blake Morgan or any of the amazing artists on Engine Company Records, please contact
The Song Pimp
.
"WE BALLIN" BY TRIP THEORY (FEATURING KEYZ) ON IN PLAIN SIGHT, SUN., JULY 6 AT 10PM ON USA NETWORKS!
We Ballin by Trip Theory (featuring Keyz) -- aka White Men Can't Crunk -- will air on
In Plain Sight
on July 6 at 10PM,
USA Networks
. It's the first track on their
MySpace
page so take it listen. The song has been featured on Girlfriends (The CW), Rob & Big (MTV), Psych (USA) and now In Plain Sight (USA). I have a feeling there's more to come.
RONI SZPAKOWSKI'S "HOLLYWOOD" ON THE REAL WORLD: HOLLYWOOD, WED., JULY 2 @ 10PM ON MTV!
This is the true story... of 7 strangers... living in a house... drinking way too much... loving each other... hating each other... then loving each other again... all to some really kick ass music! It's exhausting!
While I'm on the subject of RONI, check out his song
This Isn't Really Happening
which aired on Biggest Loser Couples on March 18. FYI, it's the 3rd song on his MySpace page.
For more information on Roni Szpakowski's kick ass catalog, contact
The Song Pimp
.
"MAKE UR NATURE RISE" BY BELIEF AND ALI BABA AND "WHATCHUNEED GIRL" BY BELIEF AND YUNG SAUCY ON IN PLAIN SIGHT, SUN JUNE 15, USA NETWORK
Okay, I admit it, I love shows and movies about the Witness Protection Program. There, I said it. So I was intrigued when the fine folks at
NBC/Universal
wanted to license some music for
USA's
new hit show,
In Plain Sight
... about the... uh... Witness Protection Program!
Make Ur Nature Rise
by Ali Baba and Whatchuneed Girl by Yung Saucy were both co-written and produced by producer extraordinaire
Jesse "Belief" Shatkin
who also works with other notable artists including Wordsworth, Hanif Jamiyl, Mel Gates, Sumkid Majere, P-Swag, Bathgate, Pudge, Kosha Dillz, Ambush, Jeanine, Green, Karniege, Julius Smith, Presha The Marxman, Shabaam Saadiq and many more. Great stuff, folks! And if you missed the episode, they're replaying it a few times so check it out!
For more information on Belief's catalog (including tracks by all of the artists above), contact
The Song Pimp
. It'll be fun.
THE SERVER THAT ATE MY WEBSITE!!!!
To make a very long and sad story short, our dedicated server fatally crashed and all of the exciting news of the past few months was lost in the tragedy. Since there's no way I'd ever be able to recreate old news with any sort of charm -- what do you want, I'm bitter -- it's probably best to look ahead. So I now introduce to you the new $*%(�* newsless website. Ugh!
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